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    UK’s new rules for international students will worsen university finances

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    Long shunned as too explicit, an Indian music genre is rising from the margins

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    ‘I was astonished’: Valmik Thapar (1952–2025) on spotting one of his beloved tigers in the wild

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    Maharashtra livestock commission asks animal markets to close during Bakri Eid week

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    Nature, who needs it? A writing adventure with Ranjit Hoskote at the Himalayan Writing Retreat

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    The hypocrisy of India’s brutal deportations

  • This new cookbook has compiled heirloom recipes from every corner of India
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    This new cookbook has compiled heirloom recipes from every corner of India

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    Ramachandra Guha: Trump’s attack on US universities are a tragedy for the entire world

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    ‘Criminal Justice – A Family Matter’ review: All in a day’s work for Pankaj Tripathi’s Madhav Mishra

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    ‘Sister Midnight’ review: Radhika Apte is a blast as a rebellious housewife with a dark side

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‘Pragyan on the moon, and Praggnan on the ground’: ISRO chief meets chess grandmaster

ISRO Chairman S Somnath said young chess champion R Praggnanandhaawill be working with the space organisation to promote science.

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Oct 16, 2023 · 11:53 am
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#WATCH | Chennai, Tamil Nadu: ISRO Chairman S Somanath says, "Like every Indian, we are very proud of him (Praggnanandhaa) for his accomplishment. He is a world no. 15 now... He will become world no. 1... Chess is an old game started in India... We are the origin place of it...… pic.twitter.com/0YEdA5say5

— ANI (@ANI) October 16, 2023

#WATCH | Chennai: Indian chess grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa says, "We are very proud to meet ISRO Chief S Somanath. I remember watching Chandrayaan 3 take-off and landing...We discussed my journey and training. He has invited me to visit Thiruvananthapuram where rockets are made… pic.twitter.com/4r8Vu69CMz

— ANI (@ANI) October 16, 2023
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